Kokilavan

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Kokilavan / कोकिलावन

Kokilavan lies three miles north of NandGaon and one mile west of Javat. Even today, the sweet sounds of many birds – such as peacocks, peahens, male parrots, female parrots, swans and cranes – can be heard in this protected and enchanting forest, and animals like deer and blue cows, or nil gay, can be seen wandering about. The Brajvasis bring their vast herds of cows here for grazing. The sweet kuhu-kuhu of hundreds of cuckoo birds (kokilas) resounds in this forest. Although most forests of Braj have been destroyed, this one, with a circumference of three-and-a-half miles, remains somewhat protected. According to Braj-bhakti-vilas, Ratnakar-Sarovar and a Ras-mandal are situated in Kokilavan.
javatera paschime e vana manohara, laksa-laksa kokila kuhare nirantara
eka diva Krishna et vanete asiya, kokila-sadrsa sabda kare harsa haiya
sakala kokila haite sabda sumadhura, ye sune bareka tara dhairya jaya dura
jatila kahaye visdkhare priyavani, kokilera sabda aiche kabhu nahi suni
visakha khaye — et mo sabhara mane, yadi kaha e kokile dekhi giya vane
vriddha kahe — jao! suni ullasa asesa, rat sakhisaha vane karila pravesa
haila mahakautuka sukhera sima nai, sakalei asiya milila eka thani
kokilera sabde Krishna mile adhikare, e hetu `kokilavana' kahaye ihare

                                              ---Bhakti-Ratnakar